New York City alone has 50-odd high school players taller than 6 ft. 5 in.—but Power’s Lew Alcindor, at 7 ft. 1 in. and 235 Ibs., is a giant among the giants. He wears a size 16D sneaker ...

From his high school days in the 1960s to becoming one of the most legendary figures in basketball, Pat Riley's journey is as ...

Oscar Robertson and Lew ... Catholic school in New York City. Alcindor, who grew to 7-2 during the ensuing years, led the team to 27 straight victories and the 1963 New York Catholic High School ...

It was heartbreaking enough when Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., the most sought-after high-school basketball player ... have to meet him in person. Now Lew Alcindor is 19, a sophomore playing ...

Wilt Chamberlain on Lew Alcindor when Alcindor was a senior in high school: "He's tough, plenty tough. A tremendous player who'll go far." New York Knicks General Manager Eddie Donovan on Lew ...

Fans of Milwaukee Bucks memorabilia have the opportunity to bid on a rare Lew Alcindor-game-worn jersey. The auction, which begins on November 16th, is an online event hosted by Heritage Auctions ...

"In that memorable game, he defended Lew Alcindor holding him to only eight ... Jabbar that referred to how they squared off as high school players in 1961. That story notes I covered the game ...

The road jersey worn by legendary center Lew Alcindor — now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — during the Bucks’ championship-clinching win over the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals is ...

During the time he was playing in high school, he first faced off against one of the greatest athletes in the sport's history, Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), in a game that would go down in ...